The Symposium introduced the discovery of mirror neurons in cognitive neurosciences, and the recent advances in drug discovery and development that will impact on the understanding of CNS functions and on the use of medicines for brain diseases.

Reactivating endocannabinoid signaling as a therapeutic strategy - Daniele Piomelli, Professor of Pharmacology at University of California - Irvine and Research and Director at the Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Italian Institute of Technology